Re: Benjamin D. and Elizabeth Canfield Carpenter
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Re: Benjamin D. and Elizabeth Canfield Carpenter
James Taylor 1/18/04
Jim:A few more clues that have turned up in Orange Co. NY records:
- Eleanor Carpenter, born in 1793, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Decker) Carpenter, married Levi VanEtten Jr.
- When Benjamin Carpenter died in 1821, Levi VanEtten Jr. was one of the executors of his will.
- Benjamin Carpenter who died in 1821 had a son Benjamin named in his will.
Levi VanEtten may be the person for whom your Levi V. Carpenter was named.If his father Benjamin D. Carpenter was a son of Benjamin and Margaret (Decker) Carpenter, he might have named a son after his brother-in-law.
More speculation, but could turn out to be good clues to follow.
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Re: Benjamin D. and Elizabeth Canfield Carpenter
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